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B- Unit 2 Lesson 4
Cycling of Matter and Energy Flow
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biomass | the amount of organisms in a given area or volume in an ecosystem |
| gross primary productivity (GPP) | the amount of organic, carbon-based material that is produced by photosynthesis |
| net primary productivity (NPP) | the measure of the amount of organic material produced minus the amount of organic material used during life processes such as respiration |
| photosynthesis | process where green plants and other organisms convert light energy into chemical energy using carbon dioxide and water |
| primary consumers | an organism that feeds on producers such plants |
| primary productivity | the rate at which plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce organic compounds |
| producers | an organism that makes its own food |
| trophic level | the level in which organisms are found in the food chain |